Sulky-plow.



Patented Feb, I9, Ism. N. SANDERS.

SULKY PLOW.

(Application ld Nov. 17, 1900.)

(Moldau.)

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NEWELL SANDERS, OE CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

SULKYnPLO.

SPECIFICATION forming pare of Letters Patent No. 668,458, dated February'19, 190i. Application filed November 17, 1900. Serial NoE 36,891. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it mln/y concern:

Beit known that l, NEWELL SANDERS, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Chattanooga, Hamiltoncounty, Tennessee, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Sulky-Plows, of which thefollowing is a specification. j

My invention is an improvementin d-isk or sulky plows, and it relatesparticularly to the furrow-wheel thereof and the means for raising andlowering the saine.

To this end the invention includes the combin-ation, with a pivoted beamand furrow- Wheel carried thereby, of means for supporting the devicesfor raising and lowering said wheel, said devices including a pivotedlever and means for holding said lever in a predetermined positionrelative to the seat mounted on the plow-frame irrespective of theangular position of the front beam and furrow- Wheel.

It further includes the details of construction to be hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which*Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rotary-disk plow, and Fig. 2 a planview of the same.

The plow selected for the purpose of illustrating the invention is ofordinary construction, having a single, frame-bar 1, from the front endof which a lateral extension in the form of a plate 2 projects, whichsupports and to which is pivoted the end of the front beam 3. To theunder side of this beam, secured transversely thereof by means whichwill permit of its longitudinal adjustment, is a bar 4, one end of whichis fitted in a socket 5, forming a part of a casting 6. Through avertical sleeve forming an integral part of the casting, the opening inwhich is square in crosssection, the cranked end of the furrow-wheelaxle 7 is guided. The portion of this axle which fits within the sleeveis square to t the latter snugly, so that the furrow-wheel is heldagainst swinging movement on 'the vertical portion of its axle as acenter. The axle has an extension above the sleeve,cylindrical incross-section, upon which a collar 8 is swiveled, being held againstlongitudinal displacement in a suitable manner. This collar is connectedby links 9 to a lever 10, the front end of which is pivoted to thequadrant 1l and the handle of which extends into proximity to the seatof the operator, a spring-catch to engage the teeth of the segment beingprovided, as usual. The quadrant is secured between lugs 12 and 12,projecting froni the casting 6, by a vertical pivot 13, extendingthrough said lugs and upon which the quadrant turns. A link 14 ispivotally secured at one end to the rear part of the quadrant and at itsopposite end hooked into one of a series of holes in plate 2.

It will be apparent that as the plow is turned and the beam swings onits pivot 15, carrying the furrow-wheel with it,the link 14 will causequadrant l1 to turn on its pivot 1 3, and thereby always maintain thelever in a position parallel with the front part of frame-oar 1 and withits handle close to the seat of the plow. The movement is that of aparallel frame, the members of which are the plate 2, the quadrant 11,the link 14, the beam 3, bar 4, and casting 6. The series of holes inplate 2 are provided to permit the link 14 to be adjusted to correspondto any adjustment of the furrow-wheel toward and from the beam. A linkwith a turnbuckle may be provided.

In plows of this character as ordinarily constructed the lever forraising the furrow- Wheel is vertically disposed, because when arrangedhorizontally it would strike the legs of the operator in the turningmovement. The objection to a vertical lever is that it is always beyondthe reach of the operator.

I claim- 1. The combination in a sulky-plow with a seat, a pivoted beam,and a furrow-wheel carried thereby, of means for raising and loweringsaid wheel carried by the aXle thereof, said means including a lever andmeans for maintaining said lever in a predetermined position in relationto said seat irrespective of the position of said beam, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination in a sulky-plow comprising a frame, a pivoted beamand a furrow-Wheel carried thereby, of means for raising and loweringsaid furrow-Wheel comprising a segment and lever pivoted thereto,Y andmeans for giving said lever and segment a IOO parallel movement inrelation to said frame as said beam is swung on its'pivot in turning theplow, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a sulky-plow having a frame, a beam pivotedthereto and a furrow-wheel, of means for raising and lowering` saidwheel comprising a toothed segment and pivoted lever and double pivotedlink connections between said segment and said frame, substantially asdescribed. Y

4. The combination with a sulky-plow comprising a frame, a beam pivotedthereto and a furrow-wheel, of a pivoted segment, a lever, and a linkconnection between said segment and frame, substantially as described.5. The combination with a sulky-plow comprising a frame, a beam pivotedthereto and a furrow-wheel, of a pivoted segment, a lever, and a linkconnection between said segment and frame, said connection beingadjustable, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a sulky-plow comprising a frame, a pivoted beamand a furrow- Wheel, of means for raising and lowering said wheelcomprising a pivoted segment and lever, and a link carried by saidsegment adapted to engage said frame at different points, substantiallyas described.

7 lThe combination in a sulky-plow having a frame, a pivoted beam, and afurrow-wheel, of a rod secured transversely of the beam, a castingsecured to the end thereof, a vertical sleeve forming a part of thecasting, a crankaxle carrying said wheel passing through said sleeve, asegment pivoted to said casting, a lever pivoted to the segment, aconnection from the lever to said axle for shifting the latter, and alink connection between said 'segment and said frame, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination in a sulky-plow having a frame, a pivoted beam and af urrow-wheel, of a rod secured to the beam, a cast-ing having a socketto receive said rod, a vertical sleeve forming a part of said casting,acranked furrow-wheel axle guided through said sleeve, a segment pivotedat its forward end to said casting, a lever carried thereby, aconnection from said lever to said axle for raising and lowering thelatter and a link connection between the rear part of said segment andsaid frame, substantially as described.

9. The combination in a sulky-plow having a frame, a pivoted beam and afurrow-wheel, of a rod secured to the beam and adjustable transverselythereof, a casting having a socket to receive said rod, a verticalsleeve forming a part of said casting, the opening therethrough beingsquare in cross-section, a cranked axle carrying said furrow-wheelhaving a portion passing through said sleeve and snugly fitting the sameand an extension above said sleeve, a segment pivoted at its forward endto said casting, a lever pivoted to the segment, a 'link connectionbetween said lever and the extension of said furrow-wheel axle, and anadjustable link connection between the rear portion of said segment andsaid frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NEWELL SANDERS.

Witnesses:

F. S. WALLACE, R. J. SHARP.

